News and Events: Links to what we’re reading

Every week we share emails with our team members about news and events. Instead of keeping this to ourselves, we’re sharing them with you, too. Here’s what we’ve been catching:

Duncan Unveils Digital Promise Center: There is to be a new federally sponsored center to identify and disseminate information about effective education technology with support pledged from the Carnegie and Hewlett Foundations, as well as the National Science Foundation.

In itself, the University of Wisconsin story isn’t THAT big of a deal, but it represents, in its own obtuse way, just another indication of the indisputable and still-underrated value of social media interaction. Underestimate Facebook engagement at your own risk, because the benefits of throwing resources at it can, often, yield impressive dividends.